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Open Appendectomy versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Adults

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017
As of late, the occurrence of appendicitis has notably diminished. However, appendicitis stays one of the more common surgical emergencies, and appendectomy stays the treatment of non-complicated appendicitis. Acute appendicitis (AA), a typical intra-abdominal surgical pathology, obliges a comprehensive understanding of its presentation, assessment ...
Abdullah Eid Ayyadah Alahmadi, Ali Mohammed Fayez Alshehri, Fatemah Nasser Al Rebh   +2 more
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Video-Assisted Laparoscopic Extracorporeal Appendectomy Versus Open Appendectomy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2009
Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is categorized into intracorporeal appendectomy (ICA) and video-assisted extracorporeal appendectomy (VAECA). This study is conducted to compare feasibility and effectiveness of video-assisted extracorporeal appendectomy (VAECA) with open appendectomy (OA).This was a comparative descriptive study conducted at the ...
Arshad M, Malik, Altaf H, Talpur, Aziz A, Laghari   +2 more
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Comparative Study of Laparoscopicassisted Appendectomy and Open Appendectomy

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019
Out 60 patientsaged between 12 to 50 years of both sexes. 30 were selected for laparoscopic appendectomy(LA) and 30 for open appendectomy post surgical complication were compared in both method. 7(23.3%) pain in LA patients and 15 (50%) in OA, 9(30%) vomiting in LA patients and 12 (40%) in OA patients 6(20%) fever in LA patients 13(43%) in OA patients,
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Outcomes of Laparoscopic versus Open Appendectomy

The American Surgeon, 2004
Controversy remains regarding which approach is better, laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) or open appendectomy (OA). A 5-year retrospective review of patients undergoing appendectomy was performed to compare the outcomes of LA and OA using standard statistical methods ( P < 0.05).
Alfredo M, Carbonell, Justin M, Burns, Amy E, Lincourt, Kristi L, Harold   +3 more
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Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy: A Metaanalysis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1998
There have been numerous retrospective and uncontrolled series of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA), as well as 16 prospective randomized studies published to date. Although most of these have concluded that the laparoscopic technique is as least as good as open appendectomy (OA), there has been considerable controversy as to whether LA is superior.
R, Golub, F, Siddiqui, D, Pohl
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Open Appendectomy: No Longer an Intern Case

The American Surgeon™, 2012
Laparoscopy and work-hour restrictions are altering surgical training. We hypothesized interns were no longer gaining experience in open appendectomy, historically an intern index case. We retrospectively reviewed Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) case logs of postgraduate Year (PGY) 1 general surgery trainees from our ...
Angela L, Neville, Dennis, Nemceff, Scott D, Bricker, David, Plurad, Frederick, Bongard, Brant A, Putnam   +5 more
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Cost perspectives of laparoscopic and open appendectomy

Surgical Endoscopy, 2004
Despite multiple studies comparing laparoscopic and open appendectomies, the clinically and economically superior procedure still is in question. A cost analysis was performed using both institutional and societal perspectives.A decision analytic model was developed to evaluate laparoscopic and open appendectomies.
D E, Moore, T, Speroff, E, Grogan, B, Poulose, M D, Holzman   +4 more
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Laparoscopic appendectomy versus open appendectomy in children.

Irish medical journal, 2007
This study compares the benefits, advantages and complications of laparoscopic Appendicectomy (LA) versus Open Appendectomy (OA) in children's in Dublin Ireland. Total 200 patients were studied. Hundred of LA and 100 for OA. Out of 100 LA 58 were male, 42 were female aged between 4-15 yr. and out of 100 OA 58 were male, 42 were female aged between 4-14
K, Chauhan, S, Kashif, S, Awadalla
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A prospective, randomized comparison of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy

The American Journal of Surgery, 1995
Background While the advantages of laparoscopic cholecyslectomy are clear, the benefits of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) are more subtle. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to evaluate whether LA is deserving of more widespread clinical application than it has yet received.
Adrian E. Ortega, John G. Hunter, Jeffrey H. Peters, Lee L. Swanstrom, Bruce Schirmer   +4 more
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[Appendectomy: open or laparoscopic?].

Helvetica chirurgica acta, 1992
Surgeons interest in laparoscopic surgery has grown considerably in the last years, mostly due to the explosive spread of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic appendectomy is from a historical point of view the older procedure, since it was already performed 1982 by Semm.
A, Metzger, C, Klaiber, E, Frei
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